I and the public know What all schoolchildren learn, Those to whom evil is done Do evil in return. --W.H.Auden, "September, 1939" I am not a big fan of cultural criticism, and only a little better disposed toward social psychology (its somewhat harder working older brother). But unless one wants to live between the questions posed … Continue reading “Hurt people hurt people.”
Month: June 2016
Before ISIS, there were people having an intelligent discussion on the prospects for an Islamic State
Political and cultural critics of Islam often point to Islam’s supposed lack of provision for “civil society”, that is, a failure to provide enough separation between “church” and state for politics to have any independence of religion or for “rights” to have any foundation or existence other than in Islam. Brookings Institution fellow Shadi Hamid … Continue reading Before ISIS, there were people having an intelligent discussion on the prospects for an Islamic State
Buzz is Noise: A Law of Business Strategy
Thought leadership is not leadership. Expertise in the direction of the moment does not make one a strategist any more than the direction itself constitutes a strategy. We can see this by looking at the waves of fashion in business consulting. A time series of business buzz phrases- if you picked them carefully - might suggest some … Continue reading Buzz is Noise: A Law of Business Strategy
winter tomato 